Stingray & Foxtel Extend Distribution Pact

Stingray Digital Group has renewed its exclusive distribution deal with Australian pay-TV provider Foxtel.

Through the extended pact, Stingray will continue to provide Foxtel with audio music channels on TV in addition to new digital music services: the Stingray Music mobile app and web player, and background music for commercial clients (in-store music). The agreement has been renewed for an additional five years and three months.

“We are extremely pleased with this expanded and renewed agreement which, in addition to consolidating our position in Australia as the top provider of digital music services for individuals and businesses, confirms our role as a strategic music partner for entertainment content providers,” said Eric Boyko, the president, co-founder and CEO of Stingray. “Today’s announcement is a reflection of our commitment to the Australian market. We are happy to be working with Foxtel in our endeavor to bring the best curated music products to music fans in the region.”

“Stingray’s expertise in music content and delivery has become an integral part of Foxtel’s industry-leading entertainment offering,” said Deanne Weir, the managing director of content aggregation and wholesale at Foxtel. “The addition of their digital music services for our residential and commercial customers adds even more value to a Foxtel subscription and helps us to effortlessly connect Australians to the stories, and songs, they love.”